subject: 5 Knockout Gifts To Get Back Into Mum's Good Books If You Forgot Mother's Day [print this page] The first rule of Mother's Day is, don't forget Mother's Day. With Hallmark giving you a good two-month countdown plus a relentless barrage of TV commercials, ads and emails, how you could forget to buy a Mother's Day gift at all beggars belief. But defying all odds, come Monday morning there are always some seriously miffed off mums. And unless you lapsed into a coma or fell down a big hole, you're in a whole heap of trouble.
The problem is, after the pain of childbirth, the late nights, the hopes, dreams and concerns, not to mention hard-earned dosh that's gone into raising you, mums get one day a year for some payback. Forgetting all about a Mother's Day gift will only unleash her wrath, or worse her disappointment. If this is the pickle you find yourself in, here are five steps to get you back in the good books...
1. Flower Power
After your monumental failure a run-of-the-mill bouquet just isn't going to cut the mustard. In fact, for a cock up this size, you're going to need the biggest, most grandiose bunch on the block. I'm talking roses on rocket fuel, sunflowers on steroids, basically the best of the best because your mum's worth it...which you knew before this mess anyway, obviously.
2. The Big Gesture
When you're down in a hole you've got to aim high to hit your mark. It's basic common sense. This means scrapping all your usual Mother's Day gift ideas and dialling the wow factor up by ten. Get a loan out if you have to or remortgage the house, basically do whatever ever you have to do to afford the most ostentatious and swanky present you can find. And then chuck in a bouquet from step 1 for maximum effect.
3. Put in the Hours
Forgetting Mother's Day is like nuclear war, it's not pretty and the fallout could kill you. However, if you do survive the immediate aftermath you're going to need to put in some serious mum hours to repair the damage. Regular phone calls and the odd day out are your best bet basically activities where you give up your time and show interest in all your mum's news, including the bits about Jean's sister's friend's daughter's niece.
4. Spa Day
Now this may not sound particularly imaginative given the fact that you can't do a search for Mother's Day gifts without tripping over five spa day offers. But it's on the list for a good reason. Once there, book your mum into the most relaxing, de-stressing treatment the spa has got whatever it takes to get your mum in a zen-like state. At that moment hit her with your finest
apology. For best results try within 20 minutes of said treatment.
5. NEVER do it again
Being forgiven for your Mother's Day gift failure is a one-time only ticket. Do it a second time and there'll be no get out of jail free card. Instead, you'll find yourself banished to the land of ungrateful children do not pass go, do not collect 200 and writhe in self-loathing and resentment forever. True story.
